AirFriction script

[RafalPL]

Can i change AirFriction of object by pressing a button? (ctrl, space, shift etc.)

[Kilinich]

Yes, make a laser with onLaserHit script to change airFrctionMult or world air friction.

[bozbez]

Or keybind it...

[Someone Else]

Keybinds are kind of messy and don't serialize.

[electronicboy]

use kilinich's method.

1. Open the console ( either by tidle (~) or F10).
2. Create a variable by typing 'scene.my.<variablename> = 1' and press enter.
3.Create a laser.
4.open the lazers menu and set the key you want to use
Open the script menu of the laser, and type 'scene.my.<variablename> = (set the value you want here).
5. In the object you want to change the airfriction, open the script menu, and in the airfrictionmul (or siimilar) type '{scene.my.<variablename>}'.

Ps, replace <variablename> with the name of the variable you want...
Ps, script in step 5 is really basic, and only allows one variable... I suggest you read:

[Tutorial]Thyme Tutorial - With explanations at every step

You should never use keybinds for scenes, you should use methods such as a laser with a script...

[Someone Else]

Hmm, this got me thinking...

Near-all credit to Grady on this one. He described in that Thyme tutorial in Electronicboy's link how to set up a guard system to keep Algodoo from losing local variables in objects as much.

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scene.my.keyBind = {
    keys.bind("up", {scene.my.power = scene.my.power + 1})
    keys.bind("down", {scene.my.power = scene.my.power - 1})
}

I'm not even sure you need to call on scene.my.keyBind at the start of the scene.